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                        BODHI TREE DHAMMA CENTER

                              PO Box 8012
                           Seminole, FL 34645
                             (813) 392-7698

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                                CALENDAR
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                              Summer 1995

  July 8 & 9: "Medicine Buddha Practice for Self-healing," a workshop
       with Lama Shakya Zangpo. Public talk July 6 at Unity Christ
       Church. Contact Shirley at (813) 367-3063

  July 20-23:  Retreat with Venerable Amaro. Ven. Amaro is a
        British-born bhikkhu (monk) of 16 years, who trained in Thailand
        with Ajahn Chah. He now lives at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in
        England, and serves as a liason to American Buddhist groups.

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                            Regular meetings
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  1st and 3rd Sundays, 9am: vipassana meditation
  1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7-10pm: vipassana meditation & Hatha yoga
  1st Tuesday, 8pm and 3rd Saturday, 9am: Zen meditation (Philip
  Kapleau, Rinzai-Soto style; contact Ken Rosen, 813-391-5735)

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                             About the BTDC
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  Bodhi Tree Dhamma Center is a suburban mneditation center in Pinellas
  County, on Florida's central Gulf coast. The one-acre grounds features
  a meditation hall and bookstore, areas for outdoor walking meditation,
  and a specimen of the Bodhi tree, //Ficus religiosa//.

  BTDC opened in 1985 as a meeting place for the Florida West Coast
  Buddhist Society, a non-denominational Buddhist study group. It is now
  affiliated with both Dhammachakka Meditation Center in Berkeley,
  California, and the Bhavana Society in High View, West Virginia. In
  1993, a fund was established for the eventual purchase of land for a
  rural retreat center in west central Florida.

  The main purpose of BTDC is the spread iof the Dhamma, the teachings
  of the Buddha as preserved in the Pali canon and the Theravada
  traditions of southern Asia. Intensive retreats and classes are
  offered periodically, and regular meetings are held that include
  periods of vipassana meditation and a talk on some aspect of Buddhism.
  The bookstore is open following scheduled events, and a mail-order
  catalog is available on request. Although primarily Theravada in
  orientation, BTDC also hosts visits by teachers from other Buddhist
  traditions.

  BTDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt corporation. All donations
  are tax-deductible. In the Buddhist tradition of dana (charity), all
  activities are supported solely by donations. Fees for retreats and
  other special events cover only the operating expenses of the Center.
  Invited teachers are primarily supported by dana from laypeople. It is
  hoped that the spread of the Dhamma will be carried out with purity of
  purpose, and that the Dhamma will be made available to any who
  sincerely seek it.

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 Updated:       1 Jul 95
 Expires:       Sep 95
 Source:        BTDC flyer

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